The Whaley Bridge Chronicle

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Community-focused hyper-local public information service for Whaley Bridge, High Peak, Derbyshire, UK. News, events, jobs, property listings, volunteer opportunities and more. https://linktr.ee/whaleybridgechronicle

Monday 22 Dec: 1am-2pm Tuesday 23 Dec: 10am-2pm Christmas Eve: 9am-12pm Christmas Day: CLOSED Boxing Day: CLOSED Sat 27 Dec: 10am-2pm Sun 28 Dec: 10am-2pm Mon 29 Dec: 10am-2pm Tue 30 Dec: 10am-2pm New Year's Eve: CLOSED New Year's Day: CLOSED Fri 02 Jan: 10am-2pm
WHALEY CHOIR SEASONAL SING Sunday 07 Dec. Whaley Bridge Uniting Church, (upper hall). 35A Buxton Rd, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7HT Join Patrick Gundry White for festive music, carols and poetry. Mulled wine & mince pies. 6:30-7:30pm Entry by donation to Save the Children.
Programme: Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) Dark, majestic grandeur, rolling and crashing waves. Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A Minor Positivity, virtuosity and folk melodies in a dramatic mix. Soloist: Jacob Wright Bizet: Symphony No 1 in C Major Beautiful tunes, richly orchestrated with elegance and charm. Time: 7:30pm Place: Whaley Bridge Uniting Church, 35A Buxton Rd, Whaley Bridge, High Peak SK23 7HT Booking: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/high-peak-orch Or pay at the door (CASH-ONLY) Fee: £10 / Students £5 / Children FREE Proceeds in support of Blythe House Hospice Special guest Andrew Hodkinson, Conductor.
A poster shows illuminated lanterns in the shape of a star and gives the details of the workshop: Sunday 23rd November from 1pm till 3:30pm at the Transhipment Warehouse. The event is free.
The image is a screenshot of the text in a social media post, dated 29 October. It says: 'We have a fridge now, and we are starting with fresh farm milk. Other dairy products will be coming soon. Free range eggs and produce as always.'
Cardboard boxes containing green cartons of long life semi skimmed milk sit on top of a table. In the background are more food supplies, including white and brown bread rolls and a packet of small cakes.
A bright green poster states that the FAB (Food and Arts at the Basin) market will be held on the 8th of November, at Whaley Bridge Canal basin, between 10am and 4pm. An email address to contact the market organisers is at the bottom of the poster. The address is: markets@whaleybridgecanal.org
The poster includes a photo of Whaley Bridge railway station. The poster's text reads: Whaley Bridge Residents' Meeting 28th October 2025 Whaley Bridge Bowling Club 7pm to 8:30pm DJS Research will be presenting the results of the recent survey All welcome Please arrive in time as we plan to start promptly There will be the opportunity to ask questions and volunteer ideas about how we use the survey results The meeting will be hosted by Cllr Ruth George and the Visit Whaley team: Ali Sims, Danielle Bromley, Alex Noden.
A group of ten white stones is depicted; each painted in bright colours with positive messages of love, peace, kindness and inclusivity. The designs include slogans which say 'Be Kind,' 'Whaley Welcomes You,' and 'All You Need Is Love.' The images include hearts, rainbows, flowers, and hands reaching out to each other.
Royal British Legion, Whaley Bridge Town Council and Churches Together Supported by Whaley Bridge Brass Band Remembrance Sunday 9th November 2025. Bridgemont Memorial – 9.30am. Act of remembrance Furness Vale Memorial – 10am. Act of remembrance Whaley Bridge Uniting Church – joint service 10.45am Whaley Bridge Memorial Park – joint service 10.45am All are invited to Uniting Church for refreshments afterwards
A gargantuan timber structure, resembling a stockade, towers just beyond an open-weave chain link fence. The edifice looms oppressively over a small neat informal garden patio in the foreground, which has on it a round wooden table with pots of flowers at its centre, and a pair of matching chairs. The patio is dwarfed by the building and lies in its shadow. Small coloured lightbulbs hang in a row along the bannisters of a flight of steps which lead to a lawned area, accommodating a large tree, beyond the patio. The sky above is cloudy and grey. The dark underside of the structure yawns like a cave to the side of the patio, with the void extending high above the ground, creating an ominous space in contrast to the welcoming nature of the seating area. The overall impression is of a country cottage garden set below a pier or prison watchtower.
A woman wearing a pink high visibility vest and holding a photograph of a swift in flight, addresses a crowd of people on the pavement on Whaley Bridge high street. The group is of mixed ages: from children to seniors. They are all paying attention as the woman speaks to them.
A vibrant high street is decorated with coloured bunting and filled with people, lining its pavements, in preparation for the annual Whaley Bridge carnival.
Food and arts at the basin, Whaley. Saturday 10th May 10am to 4pm.
A helicopter carries a large bag of water beneath it. Behind are some tall pine trees, half-obscured by smoke. Photo credit: Les Eckersley.
Shop front of the Village Kitchen café in Whaley Bridge. The shop has a traditional appearance; painted in soft grey and cream. A chalk board outside lists the day's savoury meal specials, and through the window can be glimpsed a display of pretty china teapots. In the foreground, a silver foil balloon with 'Happy Birthday' written on it, is tied to a lamppost, celebrating the business' first anniversary of trading.
Four-panel graphic of photos depicting life in and around Whaley Bridge. The first shows an old farm house with a stone-tiled roof in the foreground and the Northern side of the village on the hill behind it. The second shows a metal ladder over a grey dam wall, with Toddbrook reservoir gleaming beyond it. The third shows the front of Whaley Bridge Town Hall: a yellow stone building, decked with red white and blue bunting, and hanging baskets containing flowers in the same colours either side of the dark blue wooden doors. A clock is mounted on a wrought iron-edged balcony above the door. The final photo shows the junction of Old Road and Buxton Road in the centre of the village, with pretty stone shops flanking the road which leads uphill. It's sunny, and the sky above is blue.
Section of a map, showing an aerial view of the Derbyshire town of Whaley Bridge, with primary and secondary gritter lorry routes superimposed over the depicted roads. Only a handful of major arterial routes are covered, in this case: Buxton Road, Macclesfield Road, Whaley Lane and 4 residential streets in the Stoneheads region of the town.
A man scrapes ice from the windows of a red car on a snowy, ice-bound road, flanked by stone buildings and parked cars and a motorbike, under a dark grey sky, in which a weak low sun is struggling to appear. Twin black streaks of tyre tracks lead along the centre of the road towards a junction. No traffic is moving. In the far distance at the end of the road, a flatbed lorry, loaded with yellow plastic pathway closure barriers, can just be glimpsed. Beside it on the pavement is a red and white 'Footway Closed' sign.
Two comfy-looking chairs next to a small table bearing a lamp which is casting a warm glow. This is the warm spaces area at the Uniting Church at 35A Buxton Road in Whaley Bridge. Footsteps is at 14 Market Street.
Small white-painted pub, with Georgian windows, set back slightly from the road.
Poster which says: Come and join us at BKJJA Whaley Bridge! Where? Holy Trinity Church, SK23 7JE. When? Wednesdays (starting 8th Jan). Time? 5-16 yrs 4:30pm. Women only (11 yrs+) 4:30pm. Mixed adults 6pm.
Poster showing happy young children playing on a green field, and gathered in front of a Victorian stone-built school. There's also a photo in the poster of the front of the single storey school with a starburst of rays of sunshine flaring outwards over the low roof.
Rustic wooden chalk board next to a pub bench, stating opening times as follows: Christmas Eve: 2pm-11pm Christmas Day 12pm-3pm Boxing Day 2pm-10:30pm 27 (Fri) 2pm-11pm "8th (Sat) 2pm-11pm 29th (Sun) 2pm-10:30pm 30th (Mon) 2pm-10:30pm 31st (NYE) (With Will Hawthorne) 4pm till late 1st Jan (NYD) 2pm-10pm
A slender, right-handed man, using a wooden walking stick and who almost completely hidden under a ripped pale blue blanket with a satin edge, hangs a dead game bird to the window of a shop beside a road in broad daylight. He is wearing loose-fitting black trousers, with low zipped pockets, dirty-looking grey trainers, a khaki top and a dark and light patterned belt.
Poster giving details of the Whaley Bridge Christmas lantern parade. Text reads: New route! Whaley Bridge Lantern Parade. Saturday 30th November 2024. Follow the stars as part of Whaley Bridge festive frivolities. Join us and the Powderkegs at the Uniting Church car park, from 4.30pm. Parade starts at 5pm, down the incline to the canal basin for Nativity and carols at 5:30pm and tree light switch-on at 6pm. Wrap up warm and bring a lantern! Lantern workshops at the canal basin Transhipment Warehouse from 1pm till 3:30pm Sunday 17th and Sunday 24th November 2024. NOTE: The Powderkegs are a troupe of Morris Men. The address of the Uniting Church is 35A Buxton Rd, Whaley Bridge, High Peak SK23 7HT. What3Words Ref: https://w3w.co/sparkle.expansion.comment
Poster showing glowing paper star-shaped lanterns on a black background. Text reads: LANTERN-MAKING workshops. Canal basin Whaley Bridge. Make your own star lantern for the lantern parade down the Incline on Saturday 30 November. Friends of Memorial Park will be on hand to assist you. Workshops are downstairs in the Transhipment and there will be lots of glue and giggles so wear suitable clothing. Children please bring an adult with you. All ages welcome. There's no charge - it's fun and FREE! Sunday 17 November and Sunday 24 November 1pm till 3:30pm. A lantern takes approximately 1 hour to make. No booking required. Just turn up on the day. Sessions are well attended, so an early start is recommended.
The number 60 bus 08:50 from Macclesfield will resume service in Whaley Bridge at 09:18 now that the road has reopened.
Screen grab giving information on the status of roads. Cat and Fiddle: open. A54: closed. B5470: open.
Screen-grab from High Peak Buses announcing that the 60A bus will not serve the Stoneheads area of Whaley Bridge, due to icy road conditions.
Collage of three views of Whaley Bridge. In one, smiling people in summer clothes are gathered in the sunshine outside an old stone building (the 18th Century Transhipment Warehouse), with trees behind them. Another shows the honey-coloured stone town hall of Whaley Bridge, which has a wrought iron Juliette balcony, supported by ornate carved stone brackets, on the upper floor in the centre of the edifice. The frontage is carved with geometric designs. A clock is attached to the balcony. The building is festooned in red white and blue bunting, and hanging baskets of flowers in the same colours are on either side of its blue wooden doors. The third image shows the junction of two roads in the centre of Whaley Bridge. One road, lined with old-fashioned shops and businesses, leads away, uphill towards a Victorian church spire, which is just visible among tall trees which are in full leaf. Colourful bunting is strung across the high street.
Weather data chart, showing stats for the area of Whaley Bridge in High Peak, Derbyshire.
Screenshot of meteorological data, showing stats on temperature, wind chill, relative humidity, and other clever stuff that we don't really understand, but basically says it's rather chilly out there!
Cartoon Christmas tree on a yellow background, giving the information about the draw.
Blue and white poster appealing for donations of second-hand school uniform items. Featured are a skirt, blazer, shirt and trousers, against a background of a grassed playing field. Includes a list of requested items as follows: Jumpers, cardigans, white tops, unisex trousers, skirts and shorts.
Smiling female volunteer at a Tesco in-store food donation point.
Poster providing the details of each service: Bridgemont - 9:30am at Bridgemont Memorial. Furness vale - 10am at Furness vale memorial. Whaley Bridge - 10:45 at Whaley Bridge Memorial. All are invited to the Uniting Church for refreshments afterwards.
Poster for Whaley Bridge Wharf Weekend. Food and drink. Live music. Face-painting. Children's entertainment. Literature. Wellbeing. Local produce. Arts and crafts. Saturday 10th August and Sunday 11th August. 10am till 4pm. Whaley Bridge canal basin, Canal Street SK23 7BJ.
Colourful poster, adorned with balloons and bunting, announcing the Community Fun Day on Sunday 26th May, featuring live music, human table football, bouncy castles, sack race, welly-chucking, tug-of-war, face painting, licenced bar and BBQ. Free entry.
Short-haired grey cat, with green eyes and a small white patch low down on her chest.
Collage image of people at a summer festival, outside an old stone building in the sunshine, with trees behind them; a clock on the wall of an ornate stone-built town hall, decked in celebratory bunting, and the junction of two streets in a pretty country town, with bunting in the foreground and blue skies above.